INTRO TO RHETORICAL THEORY (COMM 3006)
WEEK 11
QUIZ REVEAL
Which of the following is NOT a pre-requisite to the
creation of Habermas’ ideal speech situation?
Exigence, audience and constraints are present.
Communication between individuals is governed by
basic, implied rules.
Participants operate in an atmosphere free of
coercion.
Participants are motivated by desire to obtain
consensus.
According to Habermas, _______________________ occurs
when parties are interested more in achieving their own
goals than in mutual understanding.
Communicative action
strategic action
an ideal speech situation
civic engagement
Which of the following is NOT true about Habermas?
joined Hitler youth as a teenager
turned against student protests by end of the 1960s
studied at the Frankfort Institute for Social Research
writings were translated from German into English
starting in graduate school
Habermas would say that a sales pitch from a car
dealership employee is an example of
__________________.
civic engagement
strategic action
leverage
communicative action
According to Habermas, _____________________
occurs when parties recognize that an utterance is
subject to criteria of truth, appropriateness, and
beauty.
communicative action
strategic action
an ideal speech situation
civic engagement
Who wrote Legitimation crisis?
Fraser
Adorno
Habermas
Burke
Habermas’ theory of the public sphere illustrates which
view of reality (ONTOLOGY)?
organicism
mechanism
formism
contexualism
Which of the following is NOT an example of “public”
defined as a noun?
an undifferentiated group of people bounded by
geography or political jurisdiction
a concrete audience gathered for an event or
performance
a concept of community that comes into being in
relation to texts and their circulation
all of the other answers are correct
Which of the following is NOT an example of “public”
defined as an adjective?
open or accessible to all in a group
done, perceived, or existing in open view
impacting immediate parties concerned
all of the other answers are correct
According to Depoe, Habermas’ theory of the public
sphere is ________________ and ________________.
structural, normative
political, ideological
historical, cultural
symbolic, material
Data from groups like Sierra Club and Greenpeace
concerning attendance at public hearings illustrates
the concept of _________________.
civil society
civic engagement
social capital
publicity
Which of the following is NOT a criticism of Habermas’
public sphere theory, according to Depoe?
Posits “consensus” as goal of public deliberation
instead of justice or empowerment
Puts too much faith in rules or processes that can be
co-opted or slanted to favor the powerful
Does not account for alternative paths of political
activism such as non-violent civil disobedience and
strikes
All of the other answers are correct
Which act in Habermas’ historical narrative about the
public sphere was characterized by the rise of an
educated managerial class, the advent of the news
media industry, and the growth of unregulated
discussions about social and governmental issues?
presentational public sphere
bourgeois public sphere
refeudalization of public sphere
internet and public sphere
The practice of obscuring like or share counts in social
media spaces is _____________________.
cyber-bullying
moral grandstanding
demetrication
post flagging
Habermas defines ________________________ as the
amount of activity or participation by individuals and
groups in discussions within the public sphere.
civil society
civic engagement
Social capital
publicity
According to Haidt & Rose-Stockwell, which Founding
leader of America warned about the emergence of
factions?
Hamilton
Madison
Jefferson
Adams
Depoe defines ____________________ as public trust in
the decision-making process and willingness to abide
by the outcome of the deliberation.
social capital
civic engagement
leverage
legitimation
Habermas defines ____________________ as the
individuals and groups that participate in the public
sphere.
civil society
civic engagement
social capital
publicity
Which act in Habermas’ historical narrative about the
public sphere was characterized by control over
information and decision-making apparatus held by
church, royalty, and the landed elite?
presentational public sphere
bourgeois public sphere
refeudalization of public sphere
internet and public sphere
According to Depoe, the clout or “juice” that a wellconnected community like Indian Hill brings to bear to
prevent the siting of a hazardous waste facility in their
neighborhood is an example of __________________.
civil society
civic engagement
social capital
publicity
Political intimidation and threats of violence in what U.
S. state were noted by Depoe to illustrate an unhealthy
public sphere?
Oregon
Illinois
Michigan
New York
According to Depoe, public ___________________
involve(s) alternative forms and formats of
participation—including art, poetry, drama—as ways
individuals and groups can engage with social issues.
activism
spheres
modalities
strategies
Which of the following is NOT a reason provided by
Depoe to support the claim that the internet and
social media have enhanced the health of the
public sphere?
Makes information about local conditions more
widely available in real time
Reduces volume and circulation of information
Enhances ability to identify and mobilize civil society
groups around common interests
Increases options for political participation
According to Haidt & Rose-Stockwell, _______________
refers to the use of extreme moral talk in on-line
environments to enhance our prestige—and lower
the prestige of others—in order to get noticed.
moral grandstanding
slacktivism
leverage
civic engagement
Depoe defines _____________________ as the
widespread belief that an institution or government
does not have the capability to or interest in
achieving their goals and serving the public interest.
social capital
civic engagement
legitimation crisis
leverage
Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of
Habermas’ definition of the ideal public sphere?
realm of activity mediating between society and the
state
involving individuals and groups
coming together to discuss issues of personal
concern
all of the other answers are correct
Which act in Habermas’ historical narrative about
the public sphere is characterized by the decline of
participation in voluntary associations, the alignment
of news media outlets with corporate interests, and
increased political polarization?
presentational public sphere
bourgeois public sphere
refeudalization of public sphere
internet and public sphere
Habermas defines ________________ as the
accumulation of resources of influence (money,
power, access, etc.) by individuals and groups that
participate in discussions in the public sphere.
civil society
civic engagement
social capital
publicity
Depoe cited political unrest and public
demonstrations after a rigged election in
__________________ to illustrate the concept of
legitimation crisis.
Belarus
Ukraine
Venezuela
Nigeria
Habermas critic Nancy Fraser posits the existence of
_______________, multiple public spheres in which
participants resist consensus or assimilation.
counter-publics
imagined communities
civil societies
factions
According to Haidt & Rose-Stockwell, in what year
did Twitter add a “retweet” function that allowed for
frictionless spread of content?
2006
2009
2013
2014
Depoe refers to the tendency of some people to
mistake digital engagement with concrete political
activism as ___________________.
social capital
publicity
leverage
slacktivism
According to the World Bank, which of the following
is NOT a pillar or structural requirement for a
functioning public sphere?
civil liberties
free, independent, and diverse media system
corporate contributions to political campaigns
access to public information
According to the World Bank, which of the following
is NOT an actor in the public sphere?
non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
public officials
corporations and other private actors
none of the other answers is correct
According to Depoe, who is noted for saying,
“Power concedes nothing without a demand”?
Frederick Douglass
Jurgen Habermas
Sojourner Truth
Lois Gibbs
Habermas defines _________________ as the circulation
of ideas concerning public issues, accomplished
primarily by media entities.
civil society
civic engagement
social capital
publicity
What Cincinnati-area initiative was held up by Depoe
as an example of a healthy public sphere in action?
CVG airport expansion
Crown the Queen bicycle trail network
Cincinnati Banks project
Washington Park renovation
According to Depoe, the strategy of applying a
certain kind of action or pressure from a critical stance
in order to produce a much larger result or force is
_______________.
social capital
leverage
strategic action
communicative action
Habermas would say that social media structures
promote ______________________.
strategic action
communicative action
legitimation
civil society
According to Depoe (citing O’Brien), which of the
following is NOT a criterion for assessing the health of
the public sphere?
Accessible forums and sources of information
Clear and agreed upon rules of engagement
Ability to influence decisions
None of the other answers is correct